“Behind another car you lose the balance, the car slides and you fall behind again,” the Ferrari driver added.

Sochi winner Valtteri Bottas added: “Trying to get past with these new cars, we definitely lose more downforce.”

However, a source told us that the issue of overtaking in 2017 was discussed at the last meeting of the technical working group, but the FIA informed those present that the current situation is satisfactory.

And in Russia, all teams were told of the decision to leave the DRS zones unchanged for the remainder of the season, the source added.